Recording engineer and sound mixer Yoshio Obara died on October 28, according to posts by Naoko Matsui and Sunao Katabuchi on X/Twitter.
Obara worked on a wide range of anime productions during his career. His credits included In This Corner of the World, Summer Wars, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children and Dragon Ball Daima.
He also contributed to Neon Genesis Evangelion, Little Witch Academia, Komi Can't Communicate, FLCL Alternative, FLCL Progressive, Knights of Ramune & 40, Love Hina, Saber Marionette J, Slayers Revolution and Slayers Evolution-R.
Sources: Anime News Network.